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In Longboat Key, seasonal residents outnumber the people who live there all year. Floridians in towns like that feel the difference the moment fall hits. Here are the Florida towns that get packed with snowbirds every winter. 1. Jupiter Island. The Town of Jupiter Island lists a permanent population of...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Businesses hurt by the Military Trail closure after this month’s plane crash near Greenacres can now get some help. Palm Beach County commissioners on Nov. 10 approved $250,000 for the Military Trail Business Interruption Grant Program, which offers eligible businesses and nonprofits a one-time grant of up to $5,000 while the money lasts. A private aircraft went down near Greenacres on Nov. 1, partially shutting down Military Trail and cutting off access for customers and deliveries. County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo launched the program on Nov. 2 under local emergency authority. The Department of Housing and Economic Development will run it, and the grants can cover rent, payroll, utilities and essential inventory. The county will estimate each applicant’s loss from its latest filed business tax return, based on a 30-day interruption. Awards go out first-come, first-served until the funds run dry or every eligible applicant is paid. The grant zone runs along Military Trail from Broadway Street on the south to Kelly Drive and Sussex Avenue on the north, and the county will check every address against the boundary on its official program map. Applicants must have been operating
What was once a sprawling cattle pasture in western Martin County now looks more like a lake. What residents described as 3 to 4 feet of floodwater currently covers parts of Hungryland Farms in the Trailside community, forcing cattle to wade and swim through submerged pastures in search of dry ground.
The early signing period for college sports opened on Wednesday, Nov. 11 and some of the biggest talents in Palm Beach County high school sports put pen to paper. From the baseball and softball diamond to tee boxes and greens, the Class of 2027 will send plenty of local student-athletes to suit up at the next level in the coming years. Here's a look at some of the top local student-athletes who signed on Wednesday. Are we missing your student-athlete or school? Submit names and photos to deputy sports editor Eric J. Wallace (ejwallace@usatodayco.com) or high school sports reporter Alex Peterman (apeterman@usatodayco.com). Palm Beach County signings American Heritage-Delray Girls Lacrosse Reagan Bachman — Rhodes College Brittney Friedman — Towson Tess Reilly — Liberty Marleigh Sanchez — Princeton Emma Switter — North Carolina Delany Thompson — Stetson Benjamin Boys Golf Brooks Colton — SMU Andrew Tsar — SMU Charlie Woods — Florida State Girls Golf Corinne de Nigris — Queens College Tennis Maria Navarro — Ohio State Boca Raton Christian Volleyball Caitlin Crino — Central Michigan Cardinal Newman Boys Golf Lawson Ford — Temple Grandview Prep Girls basketball Ameera Kone' — High Point Jupiter Swimming Charles Howard — Michigan King's Academy
A sand dune in South Florida climbs higher than anything else nature built in its entire county. That surprised me, because this part of the map feels as flat as a pancake. Yet here it is, a soft white ridge rising over scrub and saw palmetto. The preserve stretches across...
Developer GL Homes prepares to transform traditional golf courses into massive housing developments under the protection of the new state law in Florida. Municipal leaders and communities in Palm Beach denounce that the regulation eliminates citizen input and opens the door to massive housing projects without local oversight. The Infill...
Get ready to sparkle, Treasure Coast! ✨ Our Ultimate Guide to Christmas Lights on the Treasure Coast is your go-to resource for finding the best Christmas and holiday light displays across Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin Counties. Whether you’re searching for magical residential homes, festive city installations, or dazzling ticketed displays, this guide has everything you need to plan a night full of holiday cheer.
Flooding that began on November 1 left homes in Palm Beach County, Florida, damaged and in some cases unlivable. For owners facing weeks away from home, there is one piece […]
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There’s no school today — again — for students in the Palm Beach County School District. Public schools are closed for Veterans Day. Most private schools remain open. This is the fifth day off for public school students for the 2026-2027 school year which started on August 10th. Public schools students will again be off for the November holiday which starts on November 23rd and continues for five days. The winter holiday starts December 21st and continues for eleven school days. Teachers in the Palm Beach County School District, inexplicably, have always negotiated the Monday following the two week winter break as a planning day, requiring parents to secure one more day of child care while the rest of the working world returns to work. Students return to school on January 5, 2027. Get BocaNewsNow.com email alerts sent directly to your phone — sign up for BocaNewsNow.com Email and breaking news updates -- completely free. .
Martin County is beginning a phased restoration of MARTY transit after more than a month without regular bus service.
Yvette Drucker is beginning a new chapter in public service as Palm Beach County's new Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, taking over one of the county's most significant constitutional offices.
MANGONIA PARK, Fla. (CBS12) — A New Jersey housing developer is poised to buy the long-vacant jai-alai fronton, but Mangonia Park officials say they still don’t know what could rise on the 53-acre site. “We’re finding out like everybody else,” Town Manager Ken Metcalf told CBS12. He said...
WELLINGTON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Palm Beach County woman is suing Apple for $350 million. She claims staff at the Apple Store in The Mall at Wellington Green treated her like a thief because she is Black, then took her iPhone apart and handed it back broken. Curtashia Oliver, who is representing herself, says she went to the store with her husband on Sept. 25 for a confirmed appointment. She had forgotten the passcode to her iPhone 14 Plus and just wanted it erased. According to the complaint, the employee helping her told a coworker, “She’s Black, she probably stole it, I don’t know if I should help her erase it.” Oliver says she heard it. The suit also claims staff joked about her older phone and kept asking whether it was really hers. Oliver alleges employees took the phone to a back room and kept her at the store for hours past closing. When it came back, the suit says, it had been completely disassembled, its internal retention screws were removed, and it looked like it had been dropped. The phone now won’t get past recovery mode, cutting her off from her photos,
Democrat Yvette Drucker took on Republican incumbent Mike Caruso in the midterms, an election in which Caruso remained in the running despite facing criminal charges tied to child sexual abuse.
A Jensen Beach family displaced by historic flooding is searching for more permanent housing and money to rebuild after water destroyed much of the inside of their home.
Florida says it will cover rebranding costs at President Donald J. Trump International Airport, so taxpayers won't pay a dime, state leaders say.
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A high school ESOL teacher accused of inappropriate comments and interactions with students is one of three Palm Beach County School District employees Superintendent Michael J. Burke wants fired next week. A school bus driver and a custodian are also on the list. A fourth worker, a maintenance technician, faces a 10-day unpaid suspension. We note the Palm Beach County School District is not providing information documenting the schools or facilities where the individuals are assigned. All four cases are on the consent agenda for the School Board’s regular meeting Tuesday, November 17, at 5 p.m. at the Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center in West Palm Beach. Each recommended action would take effect Wednesday, December 2. Each employee can still appeal, either through a union grievance or a hearing before Florida’s Division of Administrative Hearings. In every case, the district says an Office of Professional Standards investigation substantiated the allegations and that “just cause” exists for the discipline. ESOL Teacher Yosmani Lamorena Arencibia, identified in district records as a High School ESOL Teacher, became the subject of an investigation on or about August 18, 2026. The single allegation: “Inappropriate
NOV. 13-15 STUART AIR SHOW – Witham Field, 1895 Flying Fortress Lane, Stuart with opening ceremony at 5 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 13. Gates open at 4 p.m., Friday. Show on Saturday, Nov. 14 & Sunday, Nov. 15 is from 9 a.m. to 5: p.m., with an opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday. Cost: $40, adults; $15, seniors, 55 and older & veterans/first responders, youngsters, 4-12; free to children, 3 and younger. Go to www.stuartairshow.com.
Palm Beach County Commissioner Gregg Weiss is calling for the county's inspector general to investigate several City of West Palm Beach business dealings, saying he wants an independent look at how public money is being spent and how deals and contracts are awarded. Weiss raised concerns Tuesday about several city...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — As the Treasure Coast prepares for decades of growth, water managers face a critical question: How will the region supply enough freshwater for more people while protecting the farms, waterways and wildlife that also depend on it?. Water is a necessity that is being...
